the two caught on camera just before the alleged attack. crisis at the border: one shelter now seven times over capacity as fema is sent to help. authorities prepare this dallas convention center to house up to 3,000 teenage boys. deadly crash, a 71-year-old man loses control and kills several pedestrians. whiteout whiteout conditions, an historic winter storm dumps four feet of snow in the rockies. cuomo under fire, one of the governor's former aides speaks to investigators for more than four hours. the new details tonight. nashville terror investigation.g about the mahind the chsts day bomb in tennessee. and a big night for women at the grammys, as women stole the show and took home the top awards. >> this is the cbs evening news with norah o'donnell. reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with alarming new fears about another surge of coronavirus infections here at home and a major setback for one to have the vaccines being used worldwide. tonight the head of the c.d.c. is pleading with americans not to travel this spring, saying too many people are still getting infected every day here in the u.s. now, that stark new warning comes as more states are loosening restrictions, including california and new york, where it was just announced wedding receptions and other catered events will be allowed again. public health officials tell us they're worried that all of this is happening too fast, and they're pointing to european countries where cases are exploding again, forcing some areas to lock down. as we come on the air, several countries in europe are also suspending the use of the astrazeneca vaccine over concerns about blood clots. so what will that mean for the vaccine here in the u.s.? well, we've got a lot of new reporting tonight for you and your family. we've got our team of correspondents standing by. cbs' manuel bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight from miami beach. good evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the mayor of miami beach believes florida lifted so many of its covid restrictions that visitors here feel, wrongly, that the virus is no longer a threat. he said the city handed out 7,000 face masks on saturday, but getting people to wear them when required is something else. tonight, the c.d.c. is warning americans of another covid surge as people travel for spring break. >> i'm pleading with you for the sake of our nation's health. these should be warning signs for all of us. cases climbed last spring, they climbed again in the summer. they will climb now if we stop taking precautions. >> reporter: more than a million travelers passed through the nation's airports friday, the highest number since the pandemic began. they're heading south and crowding the coast, including rowdy groups in miami beach. >> we're really swimming upstream when it comes to getting people to follow safety practices. >> reporter: that's a concern given the variants in south florida. >> yes and that's a frightening thing. we don't want to become a superspreader. >> reporter: florida has the most known cases of the highly contagious variants nationwide. >> my biggest concern is that the variants overwhelm our current efforts, so let's be real about what's going on. >> reporter: no spring break for duke university students. more than 6,000 are locked down on campus after fraternity parties fueled a covid spread. the university told students, if this feels serious, it's because it is. still, nationwide more restri are being lifted. los ler the first time since last summer. new york state is now allowing wedding receptions with 50% capacity. overseas, there are questions about whether astrazeneca's covid vaccine could cause fatal blood cloths. at least ten countries are suspending the shots. astrazeneca says its drug is safe, and it's expected to file for authorization in the u.s. this month or early next, where more people are getting vaccinated. nearly three million shots were reported on friday, a one-day record. ♪ ♪ ♪ including yo yo ma, who gave an impromptu concert after receiving his second dose, saying he just wanted to give something back. ( applause ) and another sign of a return to normal would be reopening schools. a new study suggests that student can be safely spaced apart at three feetopse sixt provided they are masks. the c. to reviewing that data.h. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez,u thank you. and we're also tracking a major break in the capitol riot investigations. two suspects are charged with assaulting police officer brian sicknick, disabling him with bear spray. sicknick later died. cbs' jeff pegues reports tonight on the evidence that led investigators to the suspects. >> reporter: investigators say the two men charged, george george tanios and julian khater, are seen in the video at the start of the capitol riot. >> they just ( bleep ) sprayed me. >> reporter: according to newly released court documents, khater can be heard spraying brian sicknick with bear spray. investigators say khater, seen her with his arm raised, was spraying a canister at sicknick and two others, leaving them bent over, blinded and incapacitated for 20 minutes. officer sicknick later collapsed, and died the following day. the 42-year-old iraq war veteran was hailed as a hero and given the rare distinction of lying in honor at the capitol. >> each day when members enter the capitol, this temple of democracy, we will remember his sacrifice. >> reporter: tanios owned a sandwich shop in west virginia. investigators matched this logo on his sweat shirt to the t-shirt in this online image. it was a tip from a former co-worker in pennsylvania that led authorities to cater. a witness says the two men knew each other and grew up together in new jersey. >> as evidence comes in and people cooperate, there will be more arrested and more serious charges coming out of this, no doubt. >> reporter: investigators are still waiting for the full autopsy results on officer sicknick's death. charges could be bumped up to murder in this case if prosecutors are able to prove a direct link between that bear spray and his death. norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. and turning now to the crisis at the southern border. tonight, the biden administration is scrambling to find places to house thousands of children who have crossed into the u.s. for now, many are jammed into facilities built for adults. cbs' mireya villarepxas. >> reporter: children, young and alone, the pace of unaccompanied minors illegally crossing into the u.s. is now being treated as a humanitarian crisis. tonight, more than 4,000 children are in custody at overcrowded processing facilities, a 30% surge in the last week. >> those border patrol stations and facilities are not intended for the care of children. >> reporter: to relieve the overflow, this dallas convention center will be used as a facility to hold up to 3,000 teema families aring faely told theor e biden admistratis no longer using the trump era policy of expelling migrate children because of health concerns created by the pandemic. new temporary processing facilities like this one in dotta, texas, are opening, children interviewed by a lawyer representing migrant youth, saying they were hungry, some only showering once in seven days, desai telling cbs news, conditions were so overcrowded they had to take turns sleeping on the floor. the biden administration is now turning to fema for assistance with increasing logistical challenges for shelter and processing. today, house minority leader kevin mccarthy led a g.o.p. delegation touring the el paso border. >> the sad part about all of this, it didn't have to happen. there's no other way to claim it than a biden border crisis. >> heartbreaking. it's a very emotional issue for a lot of people. >> reporter: white house press secretary general addressing the emergency. >> the options are send the kids back on the journey, send them to unvetted homes, or work to expedite moving them into shelters. that's exactly what we're repr:u on doin 3,000 unaccomp right now. they are being held longer than that three-day legal limit. look, about a mile or so from me right now is a boarder patrol facility, and what local law enforcement is telling me is that here on the banks of the rio grande river, this is a hot spot. mexico is right over my shouldey and every day they are seeing hundreds of people cross through here illegally without an end in sight. norah. >> o'donnell: mireya villarreal, right there on the border, thank you. and police in san diego are investigating an horrific crash that left at least three dead and sent five others to the hospital. a 71-year-old man veered into a sidewalk in a tunnel and plowed through an area where homeless people were living. he faces multiple charges including three counts of vehicular manslaughter and felony d.u.i.ra sti ing out from an historic late winter storm that dumped four feet of snow in the rockies. the siege is moving east blasting the midwest with snow and unleashing thunderstorms across the south. we get more now from cbs's omar villafranca. >> reporter: the cleanup continues today in denver after several feet of snow pounded the mile-high city. >> something we've never experienced and my husband also lived in chicago and he said he's never experienced something like this. >> reporter: more than 27 inches fell around denver's airport, one of the largest storms on record. in the denver suburb of aurora, heavy police swat vehicles pushed through the snow to help stranded motorists. police tweeted this picture after rescuing several people stuck in their cars and taking them to safety. >> woo-hoo! >> reporter: while snow fell in colorado... >> wow. >> reporter: the southeast side of the storm brought a different kind of severe weather to the texas panhandle. storm chasers outside of lubbock had a close call with this giant tornado, one of at least six spotted in the south plains. thankfully, no one was killed. all is calm now, but a new wave could bring more severe weather, including tornadoes, to parts of louisiana, arkansas and mississippi on thursday and friday. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> o'donnell: we turn now to the biden administration because they are embarking on a multi- state tour to sell the president's covid relief bill to the american people-- and while they're at it, try to convince americans to get their covid vaccinations. cbs' ed o'keefe reports tonight. >> reporter: from the white house-- >> shots in arms and money in pockets. >> reporter: --to las vegas-- >> help is here. >> reporter: --to new jersey. >> it's a chance to breathe again. >> reporter: the biden administration began its full court press today, part of a six-state week-long swing to promote the covid relief bill, this as thousands of stimulus payments are starting to show up in bank accounts. >> by the time all th money is distributed, 85% of american households will have gotten a $1,400 rescue checks. >> reporter: christina libby got her check on friday. she says she'll use it to pay off debt she's racked up during the pandemic. >> it means a lot. it's definitely a level of security we don't normally have in our bank account. >> reporter: but some big banks like chase and wells fargo say stimulus payments won't show up until wednesday. bad news for a mother of two kids. >> we were evicted during the pandemic. and getting back on our feet the right way, this money is needed for that. >> reporter: another priority, making sure americans get vaccinated, while a majority plan to when it becomes available nearly a third of americans say they won't. should president trump promote the vaccine, sir? >> it's what the local doctor, what the local people, what the local people in the community say that's important. >> reporter: tonight the senate has confirmed new mexico deb holland to serve as secretary of interior. she becomes the first native american ever confirmed to a president's cabinet and oversees the interior department which includes the bureau of indian affairs. norah. >> o'donnell: an historic appointment. ed o'keefe, thank you. there's new information about the investigation into new york governor andrew cuomo. one of his accusers spent more than four hours speaking with investigators. now governor cuomo is defiant after seven women have come forward alleging inappropriate conduct. here's cbs' jericka duncan. >> reporter: the embattled governor of new york held a no press allowed vaccination site tour saying nothing about the swirling accusations. >> sometimes god comes and knocks you on your rear end for one reason or another. >> reporter: but the independent investigation is picking up steam. tonight cbs news has learned charlotte bennett, one of the seven women who accused the governor of sexual harassment or misconduct, and who sat down with norah for exclusive interview, met with investigators this morning. according to bennett's attorney, the meeting lasted more than four hours. bennett provided more than 120 pages of contemporaneous records and claims bennett said the governor had a preoccupation with his hand size and what his large hand size indicated to her and other members of the staff. on sunday, the president weighed in on whether the governor should resign. >> i think the investigation is underway. >> reporter: governor cuomo denies he sexually harassed anyone, but the seven accusers have fueled calls for the governor to resign from democrats in the state house and the majority of the new york congressional delegation. new york state party chairman jay jacobs. >> i believe we should have an independent investigation and i think we need to wait for the results and then make a determination. >> reporter: and tonight there's also controversy over the state's vaccine czar who reportedly made calls to other state officials to try and garner support for governor cuomo while the chair of the democratic party in new york who said what the vaccine czar reportedly did, he was not the right person to make those calls. norah. >> 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